The project
Pomagator is a geolocation-based community help app - users post requests for help, and nearby volunteers respond. The platform matches seekers with helpers based on location and declared skills, with real-time chat to coordinate. We built it from scratch: UX, design, frontend, backend, and coordination with an external branding agency for the visual identity.
Customer
Pomagator
Service
Backend and API’s
Mobile app development
UX/UI design
Quality Assurance
Technology
Node
React Native
The challenge
We started with five rough schematic layouts and a clear goal: build an app that makes asking for help and offering it feel equally effortless. The challenge was translating that into a complete product - how requests are displayed, how matching works, how both sides of a request communicate, and how users build a presence in the community over time.
The solution
We settled on a map-first interface built on Google Maps, with a list view as an alternative. Real-time chat handles coordination between seekers and helpers. The matching algorithm connects requests to nearby helpers based on location and the skills each user has declared.
Main feature
12 help categories - Users declare which areas they'll help in: Home and Garden, Health and Beauty, Sport and Travel, Education, and more.
Map view - Requests appear as pins. Tap to open. The 'Follow me' function moves the user's pin in real time as they travel.
Matching - Algorithm connects seekers with nearby helpers based on location and declared skills.
Real-time chat - Direct communication between seeker and helper, built in.
Pomapins - A virtual currency that tracks contributions and rewards active community members.
Testimonials
Just wanted to send you a message to say thank you for your hard work that you’ve put into the app and admin panel, it seems like we’ve made something great!
Mariusz Kryus, founder of Pomagator
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